Dynamic player groups for interest management in multi-character virtual environments

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-05
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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[0008] A method and apparatus improve the efficiency of simulating a virtual environment by filtering information about the virtual environm

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For massive virtual environments that contain thousands of virtual characters, it becomes impossible to send m

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[0014] The present invention improves the efficiency of virtual world simulations in which multiple users or machines can control entities within the virtual environment. Such virtual environments are common in massive multi-player on-line games.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, the virtual environment typically consists of a map space 100 that is populated with system entities, such as system entity 102, which are shown as small squares in FIG. 1, and player entities (also referred to as characters), such as player entity 104, which are shown as small circles in FIG. 1. The system entities can include mobile entities such as monsters and system-controlled characters that can move within map space 100 as well as stationary entities such as buildings. The system entities are controlled by a central controller, typically a server, while the player entities are controlled by users or machines connected to the system, typically as clients of the server.

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A method and apparatus improve the efficiency of simulating a virtual environment by filtering information about the virtual environment on a group basis instead of a character basis. The filtered information is sent to each client associated with a character in the group.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to multi-player virtual computing environments. In particular, the present invention relates to interest management for multi-player virtual environments. [0002] In multi-player virtual environment computing systems, a central controller, typically a server, defines a virtual environment or world in which virtual characters can move and interact with each other. Some of the virtual characters in the environment are controlled by players who are connected to the central controller as clients. Other virtual characters are controlled by the central controller. [0003] Typically, the virtual environment is incrementally updated by the central controller using an update cycle. During each cycle, the central controller collects messages from each player that indicate actions that the player wants their virtual characters to perform in the environment. The central controller then determines actions for the virtual characters i...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F13/00
CPCA63F13/12A63F2300/64A63F2300/535A63F2300/534A63F13/30A63F13/358A63F13/57
Inventor ZHANG, BOGUO, BAININGSHUM, HEUNG-YEUNG
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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